Improvement in artificial bases for honey-combs



`J. Y. DBTW1LER- AArtificial Base for Honey-Comb.

No. 215,336. Patented May 13, 1879L layer of textile fabric.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

JOHN Y. DETWILER, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN ARTIFICIAL BASES FOR HONEY-COMBS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 215.336, dated May 13,1879; application filed i January 29, 1879.

To all whom it may concer/n:

Be it known that I, JOHN Y. DETWILER, of Toledo, in the county of Lucasand State of Ohio, have invented a new and ImprovedArtificialBaseforHoney-Gombs; and lhereby declare the following Vto be afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of thisspeciication, in which- Figure1 is a perspective View, partly in section, of a piece of my artificialcomb. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view,showing the pits or depressions.

My invention relates to articial foundations for honey-combs, whereinbees-wax forms thev surface, and has for its object to overcome thedisadvantages now experienced when the foundation is made entirely ofwax, or of two imprinted layers of wax and an interposed When thefoundation is made wholly of wax it is liable to break, both intransportation 'and while at rest, from the weight and warmth of thesuspended bees. This kind of a foundation has also been made with Wiresinserted through a body or sheetof wax; but it is very expensive, owingto the quantity of Wax required by such construetion.

My invention consists in an artificial foundation for honey-comb, formedby two layers of bees-wax embossed or imprinted in the proper shapeadhering to the surfaces of a metallicV foil, perforated as hereinafterdescribed.

In order that those skilled in the art may make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A is a sheet of tin or other foil, perforated, oneach surface of which is made to adhere a layer of bees-wax, B C. It isthen passed th rough rollers, and the proper irregularities areimprinted or embossed ou the wax, making the foundation ready for use.

The foundation so constructed has great strength, and at the same timeit is very cheaply'made, the minimum quantity of wax being used. It isnot open to the serious objections that arise in using theinterposedteX- tile fabric or paper, both of which have heretofore been used. Thebees fray out the fabric or paper, and spend most of their time en#deavoring to pull out the threads or paper, or cutting through thethreads, which they can easily do.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent., is I An artificial foundation for honey-combconsisting of a sheet ot' perforated metallic foil coated on each sidewith a layer of Wax, and then. pressed into form, substantially as setforth.

JOHN Y. DETWILER.

' Witnesses: Y

E. T. LEWIS, A. E. WILSON.

